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Audobon Golf Course is a municipal golf course in Amherst, NY. The greens fees are relatively cheap and the course is decent for the price but there is not much character to to the course. The sand traps and water hazards are few and far between. There are many nicer and more challenging courses in the Western New York area but for the price Audobon Golf Course is a great place to get in a round of 18 and work on your game.

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Hole Descriptions
1. The course starts off with a par 4 that dog legs slightly to the right. This hole is fairly simple and provides a birdie opportunity to start off your round.

2. Hole 2 is a relatively straight par 4 with a slight dogleg right. Beware of the two sand traps to the front of the green.

3. Hole 3 is the first par 3 of the course. There isn’t too much trouble here, just avoid going over the green because there is some thick grass that will give you trouble when you try to find your ball.

4. Hole 4 is another par 4 that doglegs to the right. If you’re feeling really confident in your drive you can try to go over the trees to the right of the tee and cut some significant distance of the hole.

5. Hole 5 is another par 4 that plays relatively straight without much cause for concern.

6. Hole 6 is the second fairly simple par 3 of the front 9.

7. Hole 7 is a par 4 that doglegs to the left. Beware of slicing the ball off of the tee because there is a pond to the right off of the tee.

8. Hole 8 is a par 5 that you can birdie and make up a stroke. It bends slightly to the right and there is some very think grass off to the right of the tee that you should do your best to avoid.

9. Finish up the front 9 with this relatively simple par 4.

10. After the turn you begin the back 9 with a straight away par 4.

11. Hole 11 is another par 4 that plays relatively straight. Avoid the bunker along the front left of the green and you should end up in good shape.

12. Hole 12 is a par 5 that is pretty long but it doesn’t present too much trouble other than its distance.

13. This par 4 doglegs left and runs down hill so if you hit a decent drive it can potentially run up very close to the green.

14. Hole 14 is a par 4 that has some of the most character on the course. Big hitters can attempt to drive the green while players that prefer to play safe may lay up off of the tee to land in the fairway in front of the stream and put their second shot on the green.

15. Hole 15 is another straight par 3 with some bunkers in front of the green.

16. On this par 4, just avoid duffing your tee shot into the creek and you will be in good shape to birdie the hole.

17. This par 4 is slightly tricky because the green is well protected by a tree on its right side. If you can, try to stay on the left side of the fairway as you approach the green.

18. Finish up your round with this straight par 4 and avoid the bunkers to the left and right of the green.

Golf Course Ranking Scale (1 - 10):
Cost: 8
Maintenance: 2
Difficulty: 3
Scenery: 3
Originality: 2
Overall:5

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